Nature Conservation (Animals) Regulation 2020
sec.7Scientific names
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sec.7 Scientific names
Subject to subsection (2) , the scientific names used for animals mentioned in this regulation follow— the names used in a recognised database; or the names used by the Queensland Museum. However, if a provision of this regulation about an animal includes a scientific reference, the scientific name for the animal follows the scientific reference. In this section— Queensland Museum means the board under the Queensland Museum Act 1970 . recognised database means a database containing species information about animals that is maintained by or for the State, another State or the Commonwealth. the Australian Faunal Directory maintained by the Commonwealth department with responsibility for matters relating to the environment the WildNet database maintained by the department (sec.7-ssec.1) Subject to subsection (2) , the scientific names used for animals mentioned in this regulation follow— the names used in a recognised database; or the names used by the Queensland Museum. (sec.7-ssec.2) However, if a provision of this regulation about an animal includes a scientific reference, the scientific name for the animal follows the scientific reference. (sec.7-ssec.3) In this section— Queensland Museum means the board under the Queensland Museum Act 1970 . recognised database means a database containing species information about animals that is maintained by or for the State, another State or the Commonwealth. the Australian Faunal Directory maintained by the Commonwealth department with responsibility for matters relating to the environment the WildNet database maintained by the department
- (a) the names used in a recognised database; or
- (b) the names used by the Queensland Museum.
- 1 the Australian Faunal Directory maintained by the Commonwealth department with responsibility for matters relating to the environment
- 2 the WildNet database maintained by the department